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Help prevent suicide
More people die as a result of suicide than HIV, malaria, breast cancer, war and homicide.
This is according to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) latest statistics, which show that over 700 000 people die by suicide each year – that is one in every 100 deaths and approximately one person every 40 seconds.
“We cannot – and must not – ignore suicide,” says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO.
Ready to serve South Africa
South Africa has a new group of Ministers and Deputy Ministers after President Cyril Ramaphosa made changes to his Cabinet as part of efforts to improve government.
The new Ministers and Deputy Ministers were sworn-in at the Union Buildings, in Pretoria recently.
DUT Ninjas win Makerthon
Six KwaZulu-Natal students have invented a wearable device to help curb the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the workplace.
The students who are studying towards an information and communications technology (ICT) qualification at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), are called DUT Ninjas after building a prototype with ultrasonic sensors that measure the distance between two objects. If a person is less than one metre away from another, the device beeps.
Marosa Molai encourages vaccination
A nurse who worked in a COVID-19 high care hospital ward urges the public to get vaccinated.
Professional nurse Marosa Molai advises citizens not to wait until they get infected with the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) before they get vaccinated.
Looters will be prosecuted
Government has called on the public to not support looting and the selling of stolen goods.
The recent unrest and looting in South Africa is estimated to have cost the country about R50 billion in revenue and placed 150 000 jobs at risk.
The violence not only affected the already fragile economy, but also resulted in over 300 people losing their lives and a number of properties destroyed.
Theatre plays now in cinemas
The South African State Theatre’s productions are now being screened in selected Ster-Kinekor cinemas countrywide.
How to apply for the R350 grant
If you do not have an income and are between the ages of 18 and 60, you can apply for the Special Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant.
Government has reintroduced the SRD Grant of R350 per month to help qualifying applicants who have no financial support, to survive the continued hardships brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The initial SRD Grant, which was discontinued on 30 April, had a positive impact on successful applicants’ lives, says Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu.
